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State comparison · 2025

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs New York

Occupation

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In New York, $255,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 88.3% — not 67.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+67.9%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+88.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Michigan

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Median
$428,570
p25
$215,440
p75
$428,570
p10
$181,880
p90
$428,570
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.2
Hiring velocity (180d)
+25%
See full breakdown for Michigan

New York

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Median
$255,240
p25
$170,510
p75
$475,690
p10
$101,390
p90
$475,690
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
See full breakdown for New York

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.